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Many things to consider before installing a landscape in Sarasota.  First of all make sure to draw a plan, even if it is a sketcth, use graph paper this will make it easier to keep lines straight, place house on lot as close to scale as possible, doing alot of the first stages your self will keep cost down even if you end up with a professional designer, alot of his cost is initial leg work.  Be sure to give your plan time to evolve.  As you start sketching and planning things will start to take shape and new ideas will come from this.  Dont start with specific ideas keep and open mind, desiging landscape in Sarasota is very easy because of the many plants we have to choose from, when planning make sure you understand that most plants and trees will get significantly bigger in time, look over head for power lines when installing trees, also never plant too close to your house or other structures, this will save you head aches when it comes time to paint or clean windows.  you should have a rough sketch, a little more refined drawing and then a final plan, this could easily take a month in your spare time, however the better you plan the more enjoyable your landscape project will be, remember sarasota has a great extension service, utilize it.  For more information visit www.stateoftheartlandscaping.com